Milk-can.



.J. B. GONOVER & E. M. PEACOOK. MILK CAN.

APPLICATION FILED JULYfi, 1913.

1,087,641 Patented Feb. 17, 1914.

JACOB B. CONOVER AND EDWARD lVL PEACOCK, 0F JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY,ASSIGNORS T0 DAIRYMENS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, A. CORPORATION OF NEWYORK.

MILK-CAN.

Application filed July 5, 1913 Serial No. 777,448.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, JACOB B. Conovnn andEDWARD M. Pnacoon, citizens of the United States, residing at JerseyCity, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in lvIilk-Cans, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings, forming part thereof.

Our invention relates to milk cans and similar sheet metal containers,and has for a general object the provision of a strong durable joint atthe juncture of the body and breast of the can, capable of withstandingthe hard usage to which such cans are subj ected.

Another object of our invention is to pro vide such a joint which willbe sanitary and easily cleaned.

Another object is to provide for the convenient housing of a reinforcinghoop within the joint. I

Other objects are simplicity of construction and inexpensiveness ofmanufacture.

Still other objects and advantages of our invention will appear from thefollowing description.

In our improved joint the upper end of the body is received in anannular recess in the lower end of the breast formed by providing adouble fold in the breast, and the upper end of the body which isinclosed in the recess is ofl'set outwardly, the two inner walls of therecess fitting into the offset so as to form a flush interior jointwithout any unevenness or crevice for the lodgment of decayed milk. Inour co-pending application, Serial Number 777,447, filed on even dateherewith, we have shown and claimed such a joint broadly. In thespecific form shown in our said application, the offset portion of thebody and the inclosing walls of the recess fit down upon the inclinedwall of the breast, and, while this construction has certain markedadvantages, it results in the joint between the shoulder of the offsetand the ends of the inner walls of the recess being located at the anglebetween the cylindrical body and the frusto-conical portion of thebreast, and the joint is, therefore, difiicult of access in cleaning.

In our present improved construction, the joint is disposed along thecylindrical body of the can below the angle between the bodySpecification of Letters Patent.

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and breast, the double fold being provided below the tapered orfrusto-conical portion of the breast and the walls of the recess bemgcylindrical. Preferably, also, the reinforcing hoop is disposed aboutthe ofiset end of the body within the recess, thus rendering the jointvery strong.

e shall now describe the embodiment of our invention illustrated in theaccompanymg drawing and shall thereafter point out our invention inclaims.

In the drawing, we have shown the upper portion of a milk can, partly inelevation and partly in central vertical section, and containing ajointembodying our invention. The breast 1 is provided with a double fold atits lower end and below its frusto-conical portion, forming asubstantially cylindrical recess having the two inner verticallydisposed or cylindrical walls 2 and 3, and an outer wall 4. Thecylindrical body 5 is provided. at its upper end with an outwardlyoffset cylindrical portion 6 forming an an nular shoulder 7- of ,a widthsubstantially equal to the thickness of the two inner walls 2 and 3 ofthe recess, and this offset portion 6 is received in the recess. Theinner walls 2 and 3 of the recess fit into the ofiset and abut againstthe shoulder 7 and form a flush interior joint, which may be finishedwith solder to render the joint smooth. The inner wall 2 of the recess,therefore, forms a continuation of the cylindrical body of the can, andthe joint is thus located along the vertical wall where it is easilyaccessible for cleaning.

A relnforcing hoop 7 may also be provided for further strengthening thejoint, and this hoop is preferably disposed in the recess about theoffset portion 6 of the body 5, the outer wall 4 of the recess beingforced inwardly about the hoop, as shown, and forming a convenientinclosure or housing for the hoop. There is thus provided at the jointthe four thicknesses of the sheet metal and the hoop, thereby forming anextremely strong and securely locked joint, and one which may be easilyand quickly formed and which is sanitary and neat in appearance.

It is obvious that various modifications may be made in the constructionshown in the drawing and above particularly deinvention.

We claim:

1. In a milk can or the like, a cylindrical body having an outwardoflset at its upper end forming an annular shoulder, and abreast'provided with a double fold below its tapered portion with adouble inner wall forming a substantially cylindrical recess for thereception of the upper ofi'set end of the body, the double inner wall ofthe recess fitting into the offset so as to form a flush interior jointat the juncture of the said shoulder and the lower end of said wall.

2. In a milk can or the like, a body and a breast, the breast beingprovided with a double fold forming an annular recess for the receptionof the upper end of the body, and a hoop interposed in the joint betweenthe upper inclosed end of the body and the outer wall of the recess, theinner wall of the breast recess being located inside the upper end ofthe body so that the upper end of the body as well as the hoop areinclosed within the annular recess of the breast.

3. In a milk can or the like, a body and a breast, the body having anoutward ofi'set at its upper end forming an annular shoulder and thebreast being provided with a double fold with a double inner wall,forming a substantially cylindrical recess for the reception of theupper ofiset end of the body, the double inner wall of the recessfitting into the offset so as to form a flush interior joint at thejuncture of the said shoulder and the lower end of said end forming anannular shoulder, a breast provided with a double fold below its taperedportion with a double inner wall, forming a substantially cylindricalrecess for the reception of the upper offset end of the body, the doubleinner wall of the recess fitting into the offset so as to form a flushinterior joint at the juncture of the said shoulder and the lower end ofsaid wall, and a hoop interposed in the joint at the juncture of thesaid shoulder and the lower end of said wall between the upper offsetend of the body and the outer wall of the recess so that the ofi'setupper end of the body as well as the hoop are inclosed within the recessof the breast.

In testimony whereof we have alfixed our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

JACOB B. CONOVER. EDWARD M. PEACUCK. Witnesses:

EDWARD l\L\RKLEY, JOHN MOKENNAN.

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